Mississippi State honors baseball great Ferriss

1:31 AM,
Oct. 12, 2013

Mississippi State icon Boo Ferriss

Written by

Michael Bonner
mbonner@jackson.gannett.com

A banner reading "Kappa Sigma welcomes Boo Ferriss" hangs down the fraternity house on Mississippi State's campus. Dave Ferriss, better known as Boo, returned to Starkville this weekend as the grand marshall of the homecoming parade.

The former MSU ace and major-league hurler also has the Kappa Sigma courtyard named in his honor.

"I said 'Oh my gosh. I've got names on baseball field but never had one on a courtyard,'" Ferriss said. ...